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Hoodlum

Release Year
1997
Runtime
2h 10m
Genres
Crime
Drama
Directed By
Bill Duke
Hoodlum

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Vanessa Williams

Francine Hughes

Chi McBride

Illinois Gordon

Richard Bradford

Captain Foley

William Atherton

Thomas E. Dewey

Loretta Devine

Pigfoot Mary

Queen Latifah

Sulie

Mike Starr

Albert Salke

Beau Starr

Jules Salke

Paul Benjamin

Whispers

Joe Guzaldo

Bo Weinberg

J.W. Smith

Calvin

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

Tee-Ninchy

Crew

Bill Duke

Director

Chris Brancato

Screenplay

Frank Tidy

Director of Photography

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Charles C. Bennett

Production Design

Frank Mancuso Jr.

Producer

Anthony J. Lullo

Lighting Technician

Otis Sallid

Choreographer

Russell Towery

Stunts

John Pingry

Loader

Frank Miller

Camera Operator

Michael P. Weinstein

Still Photographer

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